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03 Aug 2015 7:38:59am

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Thanks for these two articles, Tamas Pataki and ABC. The blame-game of Pin The Atrocity On The Ideology is a pretty tired one!

As in the article, I take it that behind human atrocities there are more basic factors to do with human persons.

If so, I reckon this can help reshape the debate between atheism and religion. As we contemplate a future in which people may continue to think and act much as they've always done, we can begin asking where hope might be found. What do different ideas and beliefs offer in that respect? If that's our approach, then the way forward is more about sharing our perspectives than bluntly trying to discredit each other...